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The New Jersey Wind Port also has the potential to create more than 1,500 manufacturing , assembly and operations jobs , as well as hundreds of construction jobs . Many positions at the Wind Port will be trade jobs and require skill certifications , like welding or an electrician ’ s license , but will not require a college degree . The construction phase of the Wind Port also will create hundreds of union jobs .
Construction Manager ( CM ) AECOM- Tishman signed a project labor agreement ( PLA ) with the United Building Trades Council of Southern New Jersey AFL-CIO . The NJEDA is also working with AECOM-Tishman to ensure at least 25 percent of subcontractors for the port construction are small businesses and at least 15 percent are women- , minority- , or veteran- owned . The Wind Port project includes worker diversity goals of 18 percent people of color and 6.9 percent women .
The New Jersey Wind Port site was selected in June 2020 after a 22-month assessment process , including engagement with industry , government and environmental stakeholders . The NJEDA has been preparing the site and finalizing design since summer 2020 . It is more than five miles from the nearest New Jersey residential area and provides ample space to grow operations over time .
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The NJEDA and PSEG have signed a 78-year lease on land that will be home to the New Jersey Wind Port in Salem County .
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